Morpheme
Example
Type
free base
Denotation
sample, pattern, specimen, copy, what is taken out
Etymology
Middle English example, exaumple, from partial re-Latinization of essample, asaumple; Old French example, essemple; Latin exemplum, from eximere, from ex- + emere
Evidence
counterexample, example, exampleless, examples, nonexample
Notes
example, exemplum, and sample are doublets